Practice question
A prisoner’s death sentence is reduced to reclusion perpetua by reason of RA 9346. He applies for parole solely because death may no longer be imposed. Which is correct?
- The abolition of death automatically grants parole
- He may demand parole after any ten years of confinement
- The sentence becomes an ordinary one-year maximum
- RA 9346 expressly bars parole for this covered sentence
- The prison superintendent may disregard the statutory restriction
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1933/act_4103_1933.html — Indeterminate Sentence Law, sections 1, 5–7.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1935/act_4225_1935.html — sections 1–3, amending ISL sections 1, 2 and 8.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2006/ra_9346_2006.html — sections 2–3, death-penalty substitution and parole restriction.
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